We’ve written extensively about the risk of long-term care, but most people don’t want to consider the possibility that they’ll need it. Unfortunately, statistics tell us there’s a 70% chance that you will need long-term care if you’re 65 or older. If that’s surprising to you, it’s because the prevailing strategy for preparing for the […]
No one likes extra fees, especially when they are hard to understand or being intentionally hidden. You know the ones: the stealthy “service fee,” the suspicious sounding “surcharge,” or the “handling fee,” which is always a head scratcher. There are two fees we think all retirees should know about: investment fees and advisor fees. Granted, […]
You probably don’t often think about how much your portfolio could go up or down at any moment—that is, until the market moves so much that it’s front-page news. Upward movement is thrilling, but downward movement is… well, we don’t have to tell you how that feels. The years 2000 and 2008 probably bring back […]
Shara Lewis-Campbell is the co-founder of Beauty & the Beast Publishing, a book publishing and media company. In the spirit of Nadine Gordimer, Shara believes all writers have a social responsibility in all arenas. Shara’s speciality involves publishing aspiring writers atypically from the industry, providing them with a voice and opportunity as social beings, creatively […]
About Learning and Personal Development Maribel quickly identified that she was passionate about learning and development, especially personal development. Personal development is about developing yourself as an individual, so she flips the camera and directs it at herself. She spent a great part of 2020 doing a lot of self-discovery work. 2020 impacted Maribel along […]
Life has a way of bringing us full circle back to our passions. Danny Budiski, a singer/songwriter has had a dream his entire life to be a star. He spent his younger years training his voice and playing in touring bands but never reached the pinnacle of his music goals. It is not easy to […]
There is no script for how to handle grief. Everyone deals with grief in his or her own way. Because of this, we really should never judge anyone for how they react or behave when they’re faced with the loss of a loved one–whether family or friend. What we see may be only a part […]
In this episode, Laura Staley shares her passion for creating or guiding people to a holistic transformation. She explains that this may include people who have been traumatized and terrified in their space. They just haven’t felt at home in a physical space or physical environment, for whatever reason, and maybe they haven’t felt safe […]
Nothing is worse than outliving your money Outliving your money makes for a sad ending. Your final years spent scraping and saving. A dream retirement deflated to a life of subsistence. A battle of the bills with you on the losing side. Lucky for you a massive retirement industry is there to save you from […]
“Get out of my office! And you, Yvonne, don’t EVER speak to me about a raise again.” With those words ringing in our ears, the Controller and I walked out of the office of my employer of four years, closed the door, and looked at each other in disbelief. We said nothing and then went […]
